Ship&#39;s portable batten clip



July 19; 1949. I c. w. PIRL ETAL 2,476,563

SHIPS PORTABLE BATTEN VCLIP Filed Feb 3, 1945 1 N VE N TORS- PatentedJuly 19, 1949 SHIPS PORTABLE BATTEN CLIP Carl W. Pirl, Long Beach, andKazmier L.

' Holody, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 3, 1945, Serial No. 575,970

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in ships portable batten clips,and the objects of said improvements are: (1) to keep portable battensin a locked and secured position at all times in case of underwaterexplosions or from other forces which may act upon them, (2) .to providea clip which is self locking and always remains in a set position, (3)to enable the removal or installation of portable battens more quicklyand easier.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a device of theaforementioned character which will be strong, durable, highlyeflicientyand reliable in use, and which may be manufactured at lowcost.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentfrom a reading of the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates what is atpresent deemed to be a preferredembodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross section on line l-l of Fig. 3, looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 3 looking inthe direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a complete plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1, the battenbeing shown in cross section.

Fig. 4 is a part reproduction of the longitudinal cross section of Fig.1 showing the dog plate of the portable batten clip in an open position.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation on a reduced scale of the complete unit asinstalled in general use.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the unit shown in Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the batten proper 4 is shown held inplace at its upper end by an angular bracket 5 attachable to a ceiling,and at its lower end by a sheet metal clip I attachable to a floor. Thelower portion of the bracket 5 is suitably apertured to receive looselythe upper part of the batten 4, and the clip I is 01' an invertedU-shape and has a horizontal upper part la furnished with an opening lbwhich loosely receives the lower end portion of the batten. There isenough clearance between the upper end of the batten and the ceiling toallow the batten to be lifted clear of the clip I during installationand removal.

The batten 4 which may be variously designed as to its cross-sectionalcontour and construction, without exceeding the scope of the claimedcombinations, is shown as consisting of sheet metal which is bent to theshape of a rectangular C as viewed in cross section, there bein shown anaperture 40 in its lower end portion with which cooperates a dog plate 2swingably supported by a pivot pin 3, said pin being secured in anyconvenient manner to the lower side of the clip wall la and underlyingthe slot id in which the dog plate 2 swings. Said slot occupies an uppercorner portion of the bottom clip I and has a lower edge portion Ifpositioned to arrest the down-swing of the outer portion of the dog.Said dog has a downwardly projecting stop extension 2w positioned toarrest the anti-clockwise swing of the dog when the-latter reaches thereleased'positionshown in Fig. 4. Said dog is a plate of a generallysemicircular shape, said stop projecting from its straight edge andoccupying a space between the batten and the adjacent end wall of theclip. The dog is shown having a pointed. nose portion 2b. The pivot 3 islocated nearer the nose portion of the dog than to its opposite cornerportion, so that the dog, when left free to do so, will automaticallygravitate to the locked position, shown most clearly in Fig. 1.

In operating the device the portable batten is installed simply bypushing it into the cut-out in the overhead clip 5 and then bringing itdown and pushing it into the clip I. Doing this will push the hinged dogplate 2 down until the slot 40 in the batten is reached by the dogsnose. At this moment the dog plate 2 will automatically fall into thecorrect position and lock the portable batten in 4 in place. Theportable batten 4 can have slots on each side and on each end. In thiscase a portable batten can be picked up and put in place without lookingfor the right end and side. This will enable one to install portablebattens without hesitation.

To remove portable batten 4 the workman will lift up the hinged dogplate 2 by the bottom overhanging straight edge, either by hand or byhis foot, and then pull upon the batten. When the portable batten 4 isout and the dog plate 2 released, the latter will automatically fall inthe correct position ready for the insertion of the batten 4 whenrequired.

We claim:

1. In a structure of the kind described the combination with a ship'sbatten having a lower end portion provided in at least one of its sideswith an aperture providing an upwardly directed shoulder, a clip forsaid batten attachable to a deck of the ship, said clip having a sheetmetal top portion provided with an aperture loosely to receive saidbatten, said aperture having a lateral extension partially located in anupper corner portion of said clip and providing a stop shoulder, a dogpivotally mounted in said extension of said aperture, said dog being ofa plate-like structure and having at end-sidev or its pivotal mounting anose to extendjntosaid aperture of the batten and overlie said shoulderof the batten to lock the latter in its mounted relation to the clip,the portion of the dog at the side of its pivotal mounting opposite itsnose at such time resting upon and projecting beyond said'stop shoulder,said projecting portion of the dog affording a downwardly facingoperating shoulder for manually swinging the dog to a released relationto the aforsesaid shoulder in the batten. V

2. In a device of the kind. described, a clip having a basal portionattachable to a deck or floor thereby maintaining said nose portionpositioned topreventwithdrawal of the batten from the clip,- theprojecting portion of the dog being manually-accessible to enable theoperator to rock-the dogaga'inst-gravity to a release position, said doghavinga-stop projection positioned to engage"internallywthe"aforesaidside portion of the-clip to li mitthe swing of the dog when it reaches areleased'position.

3. Ina structure of the kind described, in combination, a ships battenhaving a lower end portion provided inat' least one of its'sides with anupwardly directed shoulder, a sheet metal clip of an inverted U- shapefor said batten attach able to-the-deck of a ship, said clip havin endwalls and a top wall provided with an aperture loosely to receive-thebatten, said aperturebeing spaced inwardly from an end wall oftheivclip,

ten in place, that end portion of the dog which projects through theslot in the clip being at .isuchitimes amaiiually accessible forswinging the 7 dog to an unlockedposition.

4: Inia'structure of the kind described, in combination,-aships battenhaving a lower end por- ItiOILQIOVidBdsD-lfaih'least one of its sideswith an 7 upwardly directed shoulder, a clip structure attachable to thedeck of a ship to receive the lower end portion of said batten, saidclip structure includingrapart: having: in it a .s'lot "which lies in avertical-plane,- a1p1atet11ke dog pivotally related to said:clipinrarposition to swing-in an edgewise mannerrwithinandzzlongitudinally of said slot, said dog-having'azrnosexportionrat oneside of its pivotrpositionablerabove .sai'd: shoulder of said battentolockzthe latter in-zplaoe, said dog when in such locking-positiomhaving its; opposite. end portion: supported .7 by: an upwardly directedshoulder formed by an end portion of said slot, saidqdog jbieingrswingable against-the opposition of gravity toazpositiomwhereiriitsusa-id-v nose portion is ins-a releasedipositionin: relation to said shoulderfofrthe-battenz CARL W. PIRL.

L; iH-OLODY.

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